bromton front rack

I have just brought the front Bromton rack for £30 without the bag,
to save money .The whole lot would cost about a £100.0 , fixing bracket,...
rack...,bag. But I am very disappointed with it ,because it is flat and has
no right angle piece at the bottom , there is no where to place a bag on.I
tried to hold a flight bag on , but by the time I pulled up the bungees
that I was using to support the weight of the shopping it got squashed,
it looked a right bundle.The idea of fixing the rack to the front frame is a
good one,it stays in- line and does not swing from side to side when you
turn the wheel.they say that you can fix your own bags on the rack but I
don't see how.I suppose I will finish up buying the Brompton bag after all
!.. moan..moan,,poor old sod!!...cas

cas wrote:
I have just brought the front Bromton rack for £30 without the bag,
to save money .The whole lot would cost about a £100.0 , fixing bracket,...
rack...,bag. But I am very disappointed with it ,because it is flat and has
no right angle piece at the bottom , there is no where to place a bag on.

http://users.belgacom.net/bn886679/b..._carrier_block
is a good place for inspiration.

turn the wheel.they say that you can fix your own bags on the rack but I
don't see how.I suppose I will finish up buying the Brompton bag after all
!.. moan..moan,,poor old sod!!

You could possibly make your own if you still want to save money: get
some cordura or canvas or similar from the likes of
http://www.profabrics.co.uk/ or http://www.pennineoutdoor.co.uk/ though
this assumes you're handy(ish) with a sewing machine (says he, who isn't).

Pete.
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cas wrote on 23/04/2007 08:14 +0100:
I have just brought the front Bromton rack for £30 without the bag,
to save money .The whole lot would cost about a £100.0 , fixing bracket,...
rack...,bag. But I am very disappointed with it ,because it is flat and has
no right angle piece at the bottom , there is no where to place a bag on.I
tried to hold a flight bag on , but by the time I pulled up the bungees
that I was using to support the weight of the shopping it got squashed,
it looked a right bundle.The idea of fixing the rack to the front frame is a
good one,it stays in- line and does not swing from side to side when you
turn the wheel.they say that you can fix your own bags on the rack but I
don't see how.I suppose I will finish up buying the Brompton bag after all
!.. moan..moan,,poor old sod!!...cas



You just need to get a bit creative. People put all sorts of things on
the front rack and I have fixed other bags onto it. The trick is not to
seek to rest the weight on the vestigial foot of the rack but to hang
the bag from the top of the rack. I used a couple of those mini
carabiners clipped into the bag's attachment points for a shoulder
strap. The old steel racks, if you can find one have a better bottom
ledge though if you can find one.

To see how creative you can get on load carrying have a look at
http://www.ipcress.net/brom_box.html

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Tony

"The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there
is no good evidence either way."
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quote http://users.belgacom.net/bn886679/b...ggage.html#fro...
is a good place for inspiration./quote

That has to be the craziest Bromie site I've ever visited.

Kevin.

"Tony Raven" wrote in message
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cas wrote on 23/04/2007 08:14 +0100:
I have just brought the front Bromton rack for £30 without the
bag, to save money .The whole lot would cost about a £100.0 , fixing
bracket,... rack...,bag. But I am very disappointed with it ,because it
is flat and has no right angle piece at the bottom , there is no where
to place a bag on.I tried to hold a flight bag on , but by the time I
pulled up the bungees that I was using to support the weight of the
shopping it got squashed, it looked a right bundle.The idea of fixing
the rack to the front frame is a good one,it stays in- line and does not
swing from side to side when you turn the wheel.they say that you can
fix your own bags on the rack but I don't see how.I suppose I will finish
up buying the Brompton bag after all !.. moan..moan,,poor old
sod!!...cas

You just need to get a bit creative. People put all sorts of things on
the front rack and I have fixed other bags onto it. The trick is not to
seek to rest the weight on the vestigial foot of the rack but to hang the
bag from the top of the rack. I used a couple of those mini carabiners
clipped into the bag's attachment points for a shoulder strap. The old
steel racks, if you can find one have a better bottom ledge though if you
can find one.

To see how creative you can get on load carrying have a look at
http://www.ipcress.net/brom_box.html

--
Tony

Some good advice... about the carabineer..and that creative brompton
luggage site ! ....thanks all..cas

Den 2007-04-23 09:14:10 skrev cas :

I have just brought the front Bromton rack for £30 without the
bag,
to save money .The whole lot would cost about a £100.0 , fixing
bracket,...
rack...,bag. But I am very disappointed with it ,because it is flat and
has
no right angle piece at the bottom , there is no where to place a bag
on.I
tried to hold a flight bag on , but by the time I pulled up the bungees
that I was using to support the weight of the shopping it got
squashed,
it looked a right bundle.


I find a compression strap is often better for carrying things by bicycle,
because it doesn't flex.

My local bike shop had some frame tube mounting things I attached to the
pannier frame. They work great as fixing points. The bag fits over them.
http://eriksrailnews.com/bike/brompt...nt_pannier.jpg

Erik Sandblom

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